Pong *Reloaded*

This is a small Pong Clone I made for GameDev.tv gamejam 2023 (and also my first game to ever be uploaded). It has some added mechanics like being able to rotate the player's paddle by 15 degrees and fire projectiles from it. Additionally, there are also 2 speed zones - one that slows down everything inside it (right) and one that accelerates it (left).

*NOTE: Play in Fullscreen mode for the intended experience*

Here is a list of the controls:

W/S/UpArrow/DownArrow - moves the paddle up and down

A/D/LeftArrow/RightArrow - rotates the player paddle

Space - resets the rotation of the paddle

E - fires projectiles

How the projectiles work: At the start of each round the player has 2 projectiles they can fire. Whenever the ball bounces off the player's paddle, the number of projectiles is reset back to 2. If they hit the ball while it is going towards the opponent it will accelerate and if the ball is hit while going towards the player, it will be redirected back at the opponent with slightly increased speed. Redirecting the ball also reloads a single projectile without the need for the ball to come all the way to the player's paddle.

The reason behind the speed zones: Basically, they have been made to incentivize the player to use the new tools at their disposal, primarily the projectiles. The idea is that while not impossible, it is much more difficult to score a point in this version of the game without using the added mechanics when the opponent gets to play in the slow-down zone and has a faster movement speed as well. This makes it so that the player has to trick their opponent into missing the ball rather than just waiting for them to mess up eventually.

Credit for the font:

https://www.mattlag.com/bitfonts/